1 Chronicles 8:2 belongs to the genealogical records of Chronicles, a long list of names that preserves the names and lineage of the tribes of Israel. It stands in the first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles, which are filled almost wholly with lists and genealogies of the various tribes. Interesting matters are thrown in among those lists and genealogies.
It is counted with the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names in chapters 7 through 9. The book containing it is a record of events, lists of names and similar minutes of days, known by titles meaning words or acts of days and things omitted or passed over and chronicles. It gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does. Those family lines preserved proof of hereditary descent that was needed after the exile to allot land and assign temple duties.
Such genealogical lists may seem of no particular interest, and their value may not be immediately clear to every reader. Yet the verse shows that God is particular in directing His people to keep genealogies and in moving scribes to record them. It shows that a faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven.
1 Chronicles 8:2 belongs to the genealogical records of Chronicles, a long list of names that preserves the names and lineage of the tribes of Israel. It stands in the first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles, which are filled almost wholly with lists and genealogies of the various tribes. Interesting matters are thrown in among those lists and genealogies.
It is counted with the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names in chapters 7 through 9. The book containing it is a record of events, lists of names and similar minutes of days, known by titles meaning words or acts of days and things omitted or passed over and chronicles. It gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does. Those family lines preserved proof of hereditary descent that was needed after the exile to allot land and assign temple duties.
Such genealogical lists may seem of no particular interest, and their value may not be immediately clear to every reader. Yet the verse shows that God is particular in directing His people to keep genealogies and in moving scribes to record them. It shows that a faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven.